Sitz-bath attachment.



F. NETSGHERT." SITZ BATH ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 2a, 190s.' BBNEWED JUNE 24, 1910.

982,626. Patented .11111.24, 1911.

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FRANK NETscHERT, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SITZ-BATH ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.- 24, -1911.

Application iled May 26, 1908, Serial No. 135,171.1 Renewed .Tune 24, 1910. Serial No. 56,719.

j construction and in the combination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

` The object of iny invention is to provide a sitz bath which may be quickly, securely, and easily attached to a bath tub, which may ,2 as readily be removed therefrom when not in i i `In the drawings, which show a preferred fuse, and which will take up but little room.

form of my invention, Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of a bath tub, with my improved sitz bath attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the frame or bracket used to support the sitz bowl over the tub. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sitz bowl, n situ, with the part at the rear `of the bath tub broken away, and Fig. 4 is a section on line 1--2 of Fig. 3.

The bowl, A, of my sitz bath may be of any suitable material and is, preferably, longer than it is broad. It consists of a relatively deep central basin, B, having a rim, C, flaring or curving outwardly and upw-ardly on the two sides so as to form fairly wide leg or thigh supports, D, D, for the bather, as will be hereinafter seen. At the ends, E, E the rim has merely the stiffening and finishing function common to all bowls and may, therefore, be quite narrow and of the usual rounded, flattened or other desired section.

To support 4the bowl over the bath tub, I employ a skeleton frame F, consisting of two similar metal rods each bent downward at J, J, of equal length, running parallel to the` length of the tub.

The bowl, A, is carried upon the horizontal segments, H, of the frame just described, the sloping portions, K, of the frame slipping into four-notches, L, of the rim so as to steady the bowl and prevent its turning and the longer axis of the bowl being at right angles to that of the tub.

The frame, F, is preferably formed from round or square iron or'steel bar, and may be of one piece only, the ends being welded or otherwise joined and the straight sections I, I., being sufficiently long to extend beyond the'rear edge of the widest usual bath tub thus adapting the frame to any tub ordinarily to be met with.l Or, the frame may be constructed in two sections held together by metal sleeves, M, in .which the sections may be slid to or vfrom one another so as to shorten or lengthen the frame, thus adapting it for different widths of tubs, set screws, N, N, bein used to lock the sections-for any determine length of frame.

To use my improved sitz bath attachment, the frame and bowl being in position as shown in the drawings,and the bowl being supported by the flaring lateral extensions D, D; Inl this position the front and rear ends of the central basin, B, are not covered by the body and ready access is, therefore, had to the water both in front of and behind the bather.

To enable the bather to take the midway seated position just described, naturally and without discomfort, the front rim, E, of the sitz bowl should be as narrow as possible as well as have its outer ed e straight so that the basin B, may be broug t as close as possible to the front of the bath tub. For this same reason that portion of the frame, F, lying between the hooks, G, and the sloped portions, K, must be only just long enough to ermit the sitz bowl to lie upon thel frame wit out touching the inner side of 'the tub. 'It is held by some authorities thatI the elimination of Waste from the body is greatly aided by maintaining a seated position in very shallow water, say of 'a'depth of two or three inches, either running. or still. To adherents of this school, my `1m-- proved sitz bath will be found very useful and desirable as, given the above descrlbed iio arrangement and posture the hips will be stantly removed and slipped away under the tub orin any other convenient location thus leaving the tub free for its ordinary and usual purposes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A sitz bath. bowl longer than itY is broad, and a skeleton frame adapted to removably support said bowl, said bowl being further provided with notches adapted to engage the frame andprevent movement of the bowl. l

2. A sitz bath bowl longer thanA it is broad, a skeleton frame tov removably support said bowl, a rim for said bowl of which the portions on each side of the longer axis are outwardly and upwardly ilared so as to fit, and serve as a support for, the thighs of a seated bather, and notches in the rim adapted to engage t'he'frame so as to prevent movement of the bowl.

,ward movement of the frame' and rearwardly extending straight portions adapted to rest upon the rear edge of the tub.

4. In a sitz bath attachment for bath tubsv a basin having elevated outwardly extending thigh supports on each side 4and a straight 'edged front portion, said basin being adapted to be removably supported immediately adjacent to the front edge of the bath tub by means of a frame comprising hooked portions adapted to engage said front edge, rearwardly extending `straight portions adapted to rest upon the rear edge of the tub, andan intermediate depressed portion adapted to receive the basin proper; and notches in the rim of said basin adapted to engage the supporting frame and prevent-` movement of the basin.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in vthe presence of two subscribing witnesses this 25th day of May 1908.

v FRANK NETSCHERT.

(Witnesses: 1

JOHN A. KEHLENBECK, JOHN LOTKA. f 

